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Quarterly update for parents of Kids Collective Out-of-School & Holiday Clubs

APS 2017 Well Green Club 2008, 2012Heyes Lane Club 2010, 2016Navigation Club 2011, 2016Cloverlea Club 2011, 2016Bowdon Club 2012, 2016Worthington 2018

It’s almost time to say goodbye to our eldest members of our

Kids Collective family and see them off to high school. Some of

our children have been with us for many years and it’s been a

pleasure to watch them grow and develop during this time.

Here at Kids Collective, we feel a huge sense of pride at this time

of year but realise that it is also a scary and daunting time for

our children and parents alike. The transition to high school will

bring about new challenges and an increase in independence

and responsibility. Most children will cope with these changes

and will settle by the end of their first couple of weeks. These

first few weeks are crucial in developing their new peer group.

At Kids Collective we actively promote independence and help

to instil confidence in the children we care for.

The transition from primary school to secondary school has

long been recognised as one of the most challenging times in a

young adolescent students' education, particularly in regard to

their academic achievement. With this in mind, it is important to

support them through this time with lots of reassurance and

time spent with the family. As a parent, it's up to you to insist

that you both attend events/open evenings that may be held in

advance to them starting in September. Even just visiting the

school and getting a good idea of the layout can help put your

child at ease on their first day.

We are looking forward to our year 6 leavers trip to Atlantic

Bowl on 26th June to wrap up the children’s time with Kids

Collective.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our year 6

leavers good luck in their new schools. We are sure you will all

go on to do great things!

If you have any concerns regarding the transition please do not

hesitate to speak to a Kids Collective team member.

Forthcoming Events

Eid-al-Fitr:

4th June

An Islamic festival to celebrate the end of Ramadan

& the breaking of the fast. We’ll be making ‘Eid

mubarek’ cards & having a go at designing Islamic art

patterns.

The Queen’s Birthday:

8th June

We’ll be celebrating the Queen’s birthday by sending

a card to Buckingham Palace.

National Cupcake Day:

14th June

Clubs will be marking this day by baking an array of

wonderful cupcakes.

Inter-club Rounders Tournament:

10th June - 1st July

All clubs will be taking part in our annual rounders

tournament, with the final being played at Bowdon

cricket club.

Father’s Day:

16th June

Children will be marking this day by creating cards

and gifts for their loved ones.

Wimbledon:

1st - 14th July

Get the strawberries and cream at the ready for

Wimbledon! The children will also be perfecting their

tennis skills.

J K Rowlings Birthday:

31st July

To mark the author’s birthday we’ll be doing all

things Harry Potter.

Summer Holiday Club:

29th July - 31st August

Registration will be open after the Whit Holidays.

We’ll be running from Bollin and Cloverlea 29th July -

29th August 2019.

5 weeks of fantastic trips, workshops and activities

to look forward to.

2019

What have we been up to?

Above; Bubble making fun

at Bollin.

Left; The children at Heyes

Lane enjoy a spot of face

painting.

Right; The children at

Navigation enjoy taking

electronics apart to see

what’s inside.

Above; The children at

B o l l i n a r e r e a l l y

enjoying cookery club!

Below; Cloverlea create a Bee Hive

to mark the anniversary of the

Manchester attacks.

Above; Worthington children

explore some first aid kits as part

of their People Who Help Us week.

Above; APS create a

fishing game to play.

Left; Stem

engineering is a

serious

business at Well

Green.

Left; APS enjoy

making their

own stress

balls as part of

their Mental

Health

Awareness

Week.

Right;

Bowdon

love tending

to their

plants and

flowers.

Left; Watch

out for the

superheroes at

Heyes Lane!

Right; Well

Green enjoy

making tasty

fruit salads.

Above; Angela from Worthington

brings in her pet tortoises for the

children to hold.

Above; The children at

Cloverlea enjoy driving

around in their homemade

cars during Road Safety

Week.

Right;

Navigation

enjoy a

picnic tea

during the

warm

weather.

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Community M a t t e r s

GDPR

Leighton (Bowdon), Rose (Navigation), Anna (Bowdon), Kyah (Bollin)

FGM

Danny (Well Green/APS), Rachel (Bollin)

Channel Training

Rachel (Bollin)

Manual Handling

Jade (Heyes Lane), Leighton (Bowdon), Rose (Navigation), Anna (Bowdon), Kyah (Bollin), Heather (Deputy Group Manager)

Fire Safety

Jade (Heyes Lane), Leighton (Bowdon),

Gemma (Deputy Group Manager)

Food Allergy & Awareness

Danny (Well Green/ APS), Leighton (Bowdon), Rose (Navigation), Gemma (Deputy Group Manager), Kyah (Bollin), Heather

(Deputy Group Manager)

Mental Health Awareness in Adults Level 2

Hannah Reeves - Group Manager

Gemma Stott - Deputy Group ManagerHeather White - Deputy Group Manager

Mental Health Awareness in Children Level 2

Lisa (APS), Donna (Navigation), Emma (Worthington), Carol (Cloverlea), Michelle (Bollin)

Health & Nutrition

Rebecca (Navigation), Victoria (Bowdon), Lisa (Cloverlea), Caroline (Worthington), Rachel (Bollin), Asmaa (APS)

Managers and Club Leaders from Kids Collective have completed

Level 2 courses in Awareness of Mental Health Problems, which

concentrated on adult and workplace health awareness and

Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health,

focusing on support and early intervention from early childhood.

Good Mental Health and Wellbeing is important to enable

children and young people to reach their full potential, build

resilience and self-regulation - all vital life skills to become a

confident and able adult.

Having an understanding of the factors affecting mental health

from childhood through to adulthood means concerns can be

recognised and supported effectively. In addition, providing

support to those caring for children creates a positive culture,

supporting well-being and mental health of the workforce and an

emotionally healthy environment for the team and children

within the settings.

Having advanced mental health training means Kids Collective is

exceeding standards within the childcare sector and has now

proven they consider mental health to be a top priority.

A huge thank you to the team for your ongoing

commitment to professional development.

We’ve enjoyed a Stagecoach workshop

and Kung Fu this half term. Coming up

we have our interclub Rounders

Tournament!

Kids Collective have been busy raising lots of money for

Once Upon A Smile. The teams took part in a 500km

indoor cycle from Manchester to John O Groats. Clubs

held cake sales and a charity football match. We also

held a Bingo Night which was a huge success. We’ll be

presenting our final cheque to Once Upon a Smile later

this month.

We also raised money for the Bobby Moore foundation

by wearing football shirts to raise awareness of Bowel

Cancer.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed.